William C. Skurla

William Charles Skurla (born June 1, 1956, in Duluth, Minnesota, United States) is the Archeparch (or Archbishop) of the Archeparchy of Pittsburgh in the Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church. He is also, ex officio, the metropolitan bishop of the Metropolis of Pittsburgh whose geographic remit includes the entire United States and Canada.^[4] He succeeded Archbishop Basil Myron Schott. Skurla was appointed as metropolitan on 19 January 2012, by Pope Benedict XVI and enthroned at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Munhall, Pennsylvania, on April 18, 2012.^[5]

His Grace the Most Reverend William C. Skurla
Archeparch of Pittsburgh
Church	Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church
Metropolis	Archeparchy of Pittsburgh
Appointed	19 January 2012
Installed	18 April 2012
Predecessor	Basil Schott
Previous post(s)	Eparch of Van Nuys (2002–2008) Eparch of Passaic (2008–2012) Apostolic Administrator of Parma (2016–2017)
Orders
Ordination	1986 (deacon) · 23 May 1987 (priest) by Michael Dudick[1]
Consecration	23 April 2002 by Andrew Pataki, Basil Schott, and George Kuzma[2]
Personal details
Born	William Charles Skurla (1956-06-01) 1 June 1956 (age 68) Duluth, Minnesota, US
Denomination	Catholicism
Motto	May the Lord give you peace

Styles of William Charles Skurla
Reference style	His Grace The Most Reverend
Spoken style	His Grace
Religious style	Archeparch

Ordination history of William C. Skurla
History Diaconal ordination Ordained by Michael Dudick[1] Date ?? ??? 1986[1] Priestly ordination Ordained by Michael Dudick[1] Date 23 May 1987[1] Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Andrew Pataki[2] Co-consecrators Basil Schott and George Kuzma[2] Date 23 April 2002[2]
Episcopal succession Bishops consecrated by William C. Skurla as principal consecrator Kurt Richard Burnette[2] 4 December 2013[3]

See also

• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops in the United States

References

1. "Metropolitan Archbishop". Archeparchy of Pittsburgh. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
2. "Archbishop William Charles Skurla [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
3. "Bishop Kurt Richard Burnette [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
4. Walsh, Sr. Mary Ann (January 19, 2012). "Pope Names Bishop Skurla Head Of Pittsburgh Archeparchy". Retrieved January 19, 2012.
5. "Archbishop Skurla enthroned as metropolitan of Byzantine archeparchy". April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.

External links

• Quotations related to William C. Skurla at Wikiquote
• His Eminence Most Reverend William C. Skurla, D.D. - The Carpathian Connection
• Archeparchy of Pittsburgh: Metropolitan Archbishop William Skurla
• William C. Skurla, Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic
• 2008 Enthronement (Passaic)

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Andrew Pataki	Eparch of Van Nuys 2002–2008	Succeeded by Kurt Burnette
Preceded by George Kuzma	Eparch of Passaic 2008–2012	Succeeded by Gerald Nicholas Dino
Preceded by Basil Schott	Archeparch of Pittsburgh 2012–present	Incumbent